She was unceremoniously dumped from her duties as a makeup artist by bosses on Saturday Night Takeaway amid fears her presence could prove too “awkward” for Ant McPartlin .

But now Lisa Armstrong appears to have landed herself a brand new gig – and it's alongside Ant's close pal Stephen Mulhern.

As our exclusive footage shows, Lisa was seen assisting the Saturday Night Takeaway presenter as he filmed scenes for spin-off show, In For A Penny, on the streets of Cardiff on Wednesday.

Lisa Armstrong appeared to be in good spirits on the set of In For A Penny (Image: Mirror.co.uk)

Lisa wore stars and stripes following her holiday in Los Angeles (Image: Mirror.co.uk)

Lisa is Stephen Mulhern's makeup artist (Image: Mirror.co.uk)

Fresh from her relaxing break to Los Angeles, Lisa donned stars and stripes as she showed off the results of her near one-stone weight loss.

A source tells Mirror Online that Lisa, who is also head of hair and makeup on Strictly Come Dancing , was ready to get back to some sense of normality after a tumultuous few months.

"Lisa has been taking a much-needed break in LA but it's time to get back to work,” our insider reveals.

"She's been with good friend Stephen Mulhern all week working on In For A Penny, but her pals are a little surprised she's returned to the show given that it's Ant and Dec's production company that makes it."

An insider had previously told The Sun that ITV bosses weren't keen on bringing Lisa, 41, back to Saturday Night Takeaway after her bitter split from Ant, 42, despite her working only with Stephen, 41, on the show.

Lisa has lost almost a stone after going on a diet (Image: Mirror.co.uk)

Lisa was in good spirits as she laughed and joked on set (Image: Mirror.co.uk)

Lisa is seen talking to pal Stephen Mulhern in Cardiff (Image: Mirror.co.uk)

“Lisa was always very popular among the rest of the team, as well as very professional,” the source revealed.

“But producers just felt having her back this year would be awkward.”

“She works with Stephen a lot and they’re close, just as he’s close with Ant and Dec. But because of the set-up at the studios it would be impossible for Lisa and Ant to avoid spending lots of time in the same room.

“Ant would never have asked for her to leave but in the circumstances the production team just felt it could be difficult so felt they couldn’t invite her back on.